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January 21st, 2017 07:00
Question about installing second GPU on Alienware Aurora R5?
Hi I bought an Alienware Aurora R5 five months early. It comes with I7 6700 GTX 1070. Now I want add second GTX 1070 to do SLI. Do I have to replace the power supply? I can't see any detail information on that PSU. Also the PSU only has one 8pin connecter which already use for the first GPU. So do I need to order an 6pin to 8pin converter as well if I keep using current PSU?
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beamermt79
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January 26th, 2017 12:00
unless you ordered your computer with the 'SLI Certified' power supply you will have to upgrade that first and foremost. I believe the R5 comes with a 460W PSU standard which wouldn't work for SLI.
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January 29th, 2017 08:00
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You should also check the speed at which your current graphics card is running. Major issues with the Aurora R5 and Aurora R6 as the graphics cards are only running at x8 with a single card installed. Install GPU-Z and verify your current speed. Good luck with the speed after adding another card.